Tuesday, August 14, 2012

North to Alaska

We leave for our Alaskan cruise in just a couple days so things here are a bit hectic. One last box to pack, checklist to recheck, clothes to organize - is it really just 50 degrees there? How awesome! Better throw in one more sweater. Thank goodness the weather has turned cooler here, but I'm really looking forward to a some real cool.

First, congratulations to Lisa J., you're the winner of the Copper Pennies pattern/kit. Please email your shipping address and I'll send it out as soon as we return.

For the next 2 weeks, the giveaway will be the project Pam Buda & I will be teaching on the cruise together - Friendship Garden. I threw one together with cotton appliques; Pam stitched her version with wool.

I'll be checking in while we're gone, so watch for updates on whales, freezing toes and good food.

I'm glad you get to escape the bad heat wave, and that you are going to beautiful AK! Have fun!! I love how you "threw" together that quilt. That made me chuckle...threw it together! One day I will be able to "throw" a beautiful quilt together like you! ;) Right now, it's just a turtle's pace for me!

Love both little quilts---Pam's is for this Fall, your version just right for spring/summer. I am in the GREAT NORTHWEST, south of Seattle---you will love it here! Have fun in Alaska, don't let the flies get you!!

My daughter went on a photography cruise last year and loved every minute I loved the picture with a bear eating a salmon which I was told was taken behind a fence and it was far away. When my daughter came home she told me the group was about 100 yards away from the bear with no fence. She loves to tease me to this day about the picture . She also said to dress in layers b/c the weather changes.Both of the quilts are beautiful and would make a nice addition to anyone's quilt wall .Enjoy the cruise and the scenery

I'm jealous I wish I was going on the cruise. Hope you both have a wonderful time and enjoy the teaching part. The projects are beautiful and what fun to have something you would treasure along with a great vacation! Plus it will make the days at sea much more enjoyable. Love your designs, and your fabrics are my favorite for lots of my quilt projects. Thanks for sharing your talents! Areta

You will have such a wonderful time in that beautiful state. The glacier is wonderful and I do believe we had a quilt shop in every port! Enjoy, the food on these cruise ships is pretty darned good too!

Oh my goodness! You gals are so lucky to sailing someplace coooooool! That just by itself is worth the trip... and then to be able to stitch up this quilt too? A piece of heaven for sure! Have a safe and refreshing trip!

What a beautiful quilt. I just love the colors and fabric. I wish I could go on the cruise but, I take care of my 85 year old father who is blind and has cancer and my 4 year old grandson. Have a wonderful time. Blessings to you.

Love the project that you and Pam did together. Thanks for the chance at winning one. Have a great time on your cruise. I have heard that the Alaskan cruises are great. Are you sure you can't fit me in your suitcase??

I can't think of anything better than a cruise to Alaska. And a quilt cruise, how awesome is that? Enjoy the beautiful scenery, and the whales. Love the patterns you will be teaching, and thanks for the great giveaway.

Have a wonderful time! From all I've ever seen in pictures, it should be a gorgeous view anywhere you set your eyes. I'd like to try wool work someday...I think I would love to work with that fiber. :)

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I'm a wife, mom, gramma and quilter - not necessarily in that order. My husband, Robert, and I have 6 grown children and 8 grandkids between us ranging from 4-14 years of age. Our busy lives are centered around our families, our business - Kansas Troubles Quilters - and our mutual love for all things old. Robert works with me at KTQ as chief printer, bookkeeper and general "make-the-designer-happy" guy while I design fabric for Moda and create simple, pieced, country quilts that are easy and fun to live with. In our spare time, we enjoy antique shopping, attending plays and hanging out at our little cabin. Right now, life is good and I've got the t-shirts to prove it!